Calendarhttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/en-usPro Bono NetNew York2018-12-19T08:56:34Zhourly11970-01-01T05:00:00Zinfo@probono.nethttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.695008-Environmental_Justice_Assisting_Rural_CommunitiesJan 07: Environmental Justice: Assisting Rural Communitieshttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.695008-Environmental_Justice_Assisting_Rural_CommunitiesSave the date! Details to follow.2018-11-23T15:23:00Z20100001000000339Jan 07, 2019 1:00 PMJan 07, 2019 2:00 PMNew YorkNYhttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696186-Mindfulness_for_Lawyers_Improving_Focus_Productivity_and_WellBeingJan 16: Mindfulness for Lawyers: Improving Focus, Productivity, and Well-Beinghttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696186-Mindfulness_for_Lawyers_Improving_Focus_Productivity_and_WellBeingProgram Fee: Live Program: $75 for Nonmembers New York City Bar members and attorneys from sponsoring law firms attend this program for free.
Description: Mindfulness is a hot topic in the legal profession, and much has been said about its effectiveness in reducing stress and improving productivity. As mindfulness becomes more familiar, it is time to shift the conversation from “why?” to “how?” In this workshop, Harvard-educated lawyer and mindfulness expert Jon Krop gives lawyers the fundamental skills to bring calm, clarity, and focus into their lives and work. Jon teaches a simple, effective sitting meditation practice and other mindfulness tools tailored to a lawyer’s unique challenges and busy workday. Participants leave this foundational workshop with everything they need to establish a robust mindfulness practice that will improve performance and reduce stress.
Speaker: Jon Krop, Founder, Mindfulness for Lawyers2018-12-07T19:36:00Z1990000Jan 16, 2019 9:00 AMJan 16, 2019 10:45 AMNew YorkNYNew York CLE Credit:
1.5 Law Practice Management
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneyshttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.684380-Survivor_Centered_Individual_Advocacy_in_Bankruptcy_Part_I_Free_WebinarJan 16: Survivor Centered Individual Advocacy in Bankruptcy (Part I - Free Webinar)https://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.684380-Survivor_Centered_Individual_Advocacy_in_Bankruptcy_Part_I_Free_WebinarPart I: Survivor Centered Individual Advocacy in Bankruptcy
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In this third of five Consumer Rights Webinar Training Toolkits, CSAJ invites you to join esteemed faculty in addressing bankruptcy issues facing survivors.
Part I Focus: Bankruptcy*, January 16, 2019 @ 2:00 - 3:30pm ET:
1) Identify how bankruptcy might become an option for survivors, and how bankruptcy needs manifest differently for underserved survivors.
2) Describe individual survivor-centered consumer advocacy, bankruptcy, and alternative legal remedies.
3) Engage attendees in discussion about unique or innovative practices.
*a more detailed description coming soon
Faculty Include:
Karen Tjapkes, Director of Strategic Litigation and the West Michigan LITC, Legal Aid of Western Michigan
Persis Yu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
Key Audience:
This webinar is particularly geared toward advocates, legal advocates, and lawyers working with low-income survivors, including those from underserved communities. It is also relevant to program managers, directors, and policy makers.
The webinar is open to LAV, Rural, STOP, and State, U.S. Territory, and Tribal Coalition grantees of the Office on Violence Against Women, and all other nonprofit service providers who work to enhance advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.2018-07-25T14:53:00Z1390000Jan 16, 2019 2:00 PMJan 16, 2019 3:30 PMNew YorkNYhttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.695516-Reimagining_Domestic_Violence_ServicesJan 17: Reimagining Domestic Violence Serviceshttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.695516-Reimagining_Domestic_Violence_ServicesOn a daily basis, family and criminal courts depend on mandated domestic violence services for resolving cases of intimate partner violence. Thousands of defendants and respondents in our city are required to complete these services in order to have visits with their children or get back in their homes. Yet there is little evidence of the effectiveness of existing services and there continues to be a reliance on outdated services such as Batterers Accountability programs. New York City policymakers have been examining this issue and have developed a Blueprint for Abusive Partner Intervention. A report published in 2018, "Seeding Generations: New Strategies Towards Services for People who Abuse," took a comprehensive look at this issue and the need for a new model of services. The report acknowledges that services to families also need to consider the trauma that those who harm have been through. This panel will be an opportunity for policymakers to have a dialogue with family court and criminal court practitioners about the current and future state of domestic violence services.
Cost:Free to members | $15 non-members2018-11-30T04:21:00Z1390000Jan 17, 2019 6:30 PMJan 17, 2019 8:30 PMNew YorkNYhttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696962-BridgetheGap_I_Ethics_and_Skills_for_Newly_Admitted_New_York_Attorneys_2019Jan 30: Bridge-the-Gap I: Ethics and Skills for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys 2019https://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696962-BridgetheGap_I_Ethics_and_Skills_for_Newly_Admitted_New_York_Attorneys_2019With law school behind you, it's now time to learn the ethics and skills lessons that are helpful to know before you start practicing, but tend to arise when you're already on the job. Knowing how to navigate a range of ethical pitfalls, polishing your writing and communications for clients and colleagues, as well as honing your negotiation preparation approach - are all skills and knowledge that are "nice to know" until you "need to know." And whether you are in litigation, transactions or in-house, law firms and legal departments are demanding that new lawyers joining their ranks possess a strong grasp of these types of broader professional skills and knowledge from day one.
New lawyers aren't expected to be experts in all areas of law, but they are expected to learn quickly, communicate effectively and act ethically and professionally. Attend Bridge-the-Gap I and get started on the right path to establishing your professional brand at this early stage in your career.
Newly-admitted New York attorneys should find the content of this program helpful. It will also offer them the chance to earn their annual MCLE ethics and skills credit requirements.
Topics Include:
Legal ethics tips for navigating a range of “gray-area” situations Improving your writing and communications skills for the legal audience Understanding basic accounting terms that may arise in law practice Preparing for negotiations with sensitive information and clients Special Features:
Video scenarios of legal ethics pitfalls Breakout exercises to hone negotiation skills Editing session to improve legal writing clarity for clients and colleagues Audio simulation of consequential miscommunications in the law firm setting
Program Level: Basic
Intended Audience: This conference is designed for newly-admitted New York attorneys.
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
PLI Group Discounts
Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.
PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm
Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.
Cancellations
All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.
$765.002018-12-19T00:29:00Z2011400Jan 30, 2019 8:45 AMJan 30, 2019New YorkNYhttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696562-From_Law_School_to_Practice_Instilling_Professional_Values_Skills_and_CompeApr 01: From Law School to Practice: Instilling Professional Values, Skills and Competencies—A Dialogue with the Academy, Bench and Bar.https://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696562-From_Law_School_to_Practice_Instilling_Professional_Values_Skills_and_CompeLunch will be served and CLE credits will be available at no cost for full-day attendance. Beginning in 2019, candidates seeking admission to the New York State Bar must pass the bar examination and certify that they possess the "skills and values necessary to provide effective, ethical and responsible legal services." (See New York Court of Appeals Rule 520.18 at http://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/520rules10.htm#B18). Over the last year, the Judicial Institute has convened a Deans' Convocation and hosted a series of focus groups around the State in order to discuss how law schools impart the professional values, skills and competencies to their students. We believe that our Convocation will help to identify best practices that may lead to continued improvement of the new rules by bringing together the key constituencies for a reasoned discussion. To that end, our Spring Convocation will bring together members of the New York Court of Appeals and other courts, New York State law school Deans and Professors, key members of the practicing bar and law students to discuss how law schools and practitioners can and do cultivate the values, skills and competencies that students must possess in order to be admitted to the New York bar and to become responsible members of our shared honorable profession. The program and materials, including CLE details, will be sent by email prior to the Convocation.2018-12-13T16:01:00Z1000000339Apr 01, 2019 10:00 AMApr 01, 2019 4:00 PMWhite PlainsNYCLE credits will be available at no cost for full-day attendance.
https://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696189-Creating_a_More_Inclusive_Work_Environment_Why_Interrupting_Implicit_Bias_MApr 16: Creating a More Inclusive Work Environment: Why Interrupting Implicit Bias Mattershttps://www.probono.net/ny/calendar/event.696189-Creating_a_More_Inclusive_Work_Environment_Why_Interrupting_Implicit_Bias_MProgram Fee: Live Program: $75 for Nonmembers Free for New York City Bar Members &amp; Attorneys from Sponsoring Law Firms
Description: The way we relate to people often depends on how we perceive them. Unfortunately, our perceptions are rife with implicit biases that we have absorbed through socialization and media messages. This demonstrative and interactive program illustrates, through the use of exercises and dialogue, the ways that implicit biases invade our speech, thought processes and ultimate decision-making. This program interrupts biases by shedding light on them and providing practical guidance on creating more inclusive work spaces for lawyers and the legal community more broadly.
Speaker: Mirna M. Santiago, Founder, Girls Rule the Law2018-12-07T19:39:00Z1990000Apr 16, 2019 9:00 AMApr 16, 2019 10:45 AMNew YorkNYNew York CLE Credit:
2.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys